10/07/2026
Fewer homes for sale should mean sellers have the upper hand, right? Septemberโs numbers tells the truth. ๐
๐๐๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐.๐% compared with last September, but sales were also down 9%. Buyers still have negotiating power, even with fewer options than a year ago.
The ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ $๐,๐๐๐,๐๐๐, down 5.1% year over year. And with homes taking an average of 51 days to sell, buyers have time to be selective.
๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ , use that time well. Compare whatโs available, look closely at recent sales and know what youโre comfortable spending. When a home fits, youโll have a clearer idea of what to offer and where there may be room to negotiate.
๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ , fewer competing listings can help you get noticed. But buyers are watching prices closely. How your home is priced, presented and marketed still matters from day one.
This market feels like ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐. What they do with it, and how sellers respond, is where strategy comes in.
Whatโs the biggest thing holding up your next move: finding the right home, the monthly payment or selling your current place? ๐
Letโs talk about whatโs happening in your neighbourhood and what these numbers could mean for you.